AAC NO.

5 of 2001
Date: 3 rd July, 2001
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION

AIRWORTHINESS
ADVISORY CIRCULAR
SUBJECT: ENGINEERING STATISTICS REPORT
INTRODUCTION
Civil Aviation Requirements (Section 2 Airworthiness) Series A Part III lays down
that scheduled, non-scheduled and private operators should furnish certain data at
specified intervals to DGCA.
Civil Aviation Requirements (Section 2 Airworthiness) Series C Part III further lays
down that operators issued with permit to carry out scheduled air transport services,
should prepare a monthly report in respect of fleet performance and engineering
statistics to determine the reliability of aircraft systems and components. Similarly nonscheduled operators are required to submit The ESR at specified intervals as
mentioned below.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this requirement is to analyze the statistical data, observe the
performance of the aircraft and its systems, identify any deficiency in the basic design in
a component or in the layout of a system or in the maintenance practices followed by
the operator. If required, based on the observations/ findings, the operator is expected
to take necessary steps to make good the deficiencies so that the reliability of the
aircraft systems and components is satisfactory and an acceptable level of operational
reliability and safety has been achieved.
This Advisory Circular details the type of information, method of presentation and the
frequency at which each operator is required to submit the fleet performance and
Engineering Statistical Report (ESR). To achieve uniformity and standardization in the
manner of presentation of the monthly ESR with necessary data, a specimen/ sample
monthly report for a scheduled operator, nonscheduled operator and private operator is
enclosed.
1 of 3

AAC 5 of 2001

3rd July, 2001

FORMAT OF ESR
Appendix I gives the format for scheduled operator
Appendix II gives the format for non-scheduled operator
Appendix III gives the format for private operator
CONTENTS OF REPORT
The ESR may be divided into three parts. Each part will contain the following
minimum datas according to the size and type of fleet:
Part 1- this part is general and will contain a brief introduction to the ESR of the
operator, distribution list, and glossary of terms/ definitions used in the
report as applicable to individual operator.
Part 2 This part will include the entire fleet registration details for the period
under review.
Part 3 - This part may be divided into number of sections according to the type of
aircraft and each section will contain aircraft operating summary for the
particular type of aircraft, summary of mechanical delays (15 minutes and
above) ATA chapter wise, cancellation / diversions of flight, details of
engine premature removals, engine IFSD , premature removal of APU ,
summary of system reliability ATA chapter wise, summary of system
performance, summary of unscheduled component removal, details of
CVR/FDR removal, release of aircraft under MEL, auto land system
reliability, ETOPS status etc.
In addition to the numerical data, a Bar Chart/ graph corresponding to
each type of aircraft fleet on the following will also be furnished in the
ESR:
a. Average daily utilization of aircraft- This bar chart will be a rolling one, by
which it can compared the utilization of the type of aircraft fleet for
example, the chart for the month of June will give the data from January to
June.
b. Hours/ Cycles logged by the type of aircraft- this bar chart will be prepared
as per aircraft type & registration wise.
c. Engineering defects, Aircraft registration wise;
d. Engineering defects ATA system wise
e. The system reliability-This will be a linear graph and there will be
individual graph for each ATA Chapter.
2 of 3

3rd July, 2001

AAC 5 of 2001

In addition to the above, it is desired that wherever possible, data should be

provided in the form of bar chart and in rolling form. For example the Statistical
Report for the month of May 2001 should not only give data in the form of bar
chart for that particular
month, but the information should be available for previous months commencing
from January 2001 in the same bar chart. This will help in analyzing the trend at
a glance instead of referring to previous month reports and will help further
analysis.
PROCEDURE OF SUBMISSION OF ENGINEERING STATISTICAL REPORT
The operators/ AMOs are required to prepare the engineering statistics report at
an interval mentioned below and evaluate it for any shortcomings that requires
immediate corrective action to be taken to arrest the same. The copy of the ESR
may be submitted alongwith details of shortcomings/ deficiencies, if any and
corrective action taken to made good the deficiencies, regularly to the concerned
Regional/ Sub-Regional Airworthiness Office of the DGCA and DGCA Hqrs. by
30th day of the following month as detailed below:
Scheduled Operator - every month
Non-scheduled Operator- every three months
Private operator - every six months

Sd/(L.A.Mahalingam)
Director of Airworthiness
For Director General of Civil Aviation
ENGINEERING STATISTICS REPORT
Appendix I - gives the format for scheduled operator
Appendix II - gives the format for non-scheduled operator
Appendix III - gives the format for private operator

3 of 3